NTAP--Wednesday September 13, 8:53 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
olympics.com.au Relies on Network Appliance
SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000--
The Seven Network -- Australia's Olympic television network --
complements exclusive national live television coverage
of Sydney's 2000 Olympic Games with Web site backed by
Network Appliance content delivery systems
Network Appliance, Inc., (Nasdaq:NTAP - news) the leading provider of network-attached data access and content management solutions, has announced that i7, the online and broadband business of Australia's Seven Network, has deployed Network Appliance(TM) NetCache(TM) systems to speed access to its olympics.com.au Web site during the Olympic Games, which begin here tomorrow.
olympics.com.au is a joint venture between the Australian Olympic Committee and Seven, which also holds broadcast and subscription television rights to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad.
Commenting, the Chief Executive Officer of i7, Mr. Steve Wise, said: ``In planning for i7 and olympics.com.au we sought the right technology. We're delighted to have secured a partnership with Network Appliance and look forward to working with them during the Games.''
i7 has installed six Network Appliance NetCache C720 systems for the Olympic Games. Two systems will be retained following the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Mr. Michael J. Bosch, Managing Director of Network Appliance Pty. Ltd., said, ``NetCache appliances allow companies to avoid the kinds of bottlenecks that slow Web page delivery when servers and networks become heavily loaded. In fact, NetCache appliances actually improve audio and video quality through the reliable delivery of high bandwidth streams.''
Michael Bosch added that all five of Australia's five biggest ISPs use Network Appliance systems.
About Network Appliance
Network Appliance, Inc., a veteran in network file serving and caching, has been providing data access solutions since 1992, and is a member of both the S+P 500 and NASDAQ 100 index. Major corporations and ISPs, including Telstra, Yahoo!, National Australia Bank, Air New Zealand, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola, and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp® solutions. NetApp Internet caching solutions (NetCache appliances) and file servers (filers) deliver fast, simple, reliable, and cost-effective access to network-stored data and enable simultaneous shared file services for UNIX®, Windows NT®, and the World Wide Web.
The company pioneered the concept of the ``network appliance,'' an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated, specialised products that perform a single function. Network Appliance filers and NetCache appliances are based on the company's innovative data access software known as the Data ONTAP(TM) operating system and standards-compliant hardware.
More information on Network Appliance can be found at netapp.com
About i7
i7 is the online and broadband content creation and distribution company of Seven Network Limited. i7's partnerships and investments in a number of on line businesses, coupled with the creation of the network's own content, form part of i7's long-term strategy to become a leading ``aggregator'' of content. i7 intends to market that content by leveraging the strength of the Seven Network brand and the marketing strength of the company's broadcast television business.
The long-term objective for i7 is that the independent company becomes an engine room for Seven's future development -- with i7 being a content-focused business which will develop opportunities for the company across all forms of new communications technologies.
i7 is a structured network of independent sites with multiple points of entry. The network of sites covers entertainment, sports, news and online services including email, search, chat, e-cards and e-commerce. It combines websites supporting Seven programs and personalities, wholly owned sites such as i7sport.com.au and BuzzBox.com.au (a teen site focused on entertainment), the olympics.com.au joint venture with the Australian Olympic Committee and the official Australian Football League website joint venture, afl.com.au; and i7 partner sites including Ticketmaster7 (online ticketing and merchandising), womenzone (a community focused portal for women), Digital One (online audio), RushTV (a youth portal), B Digital (mobile telephony), Onexus (employment services for contractors), Knexa (B2B knowledge exchange), Catch (an online dating service), SEEK and Stuff.
For more on i7.com.au visit www.i7.com.au.
Note To Editors: NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
